Cain and Abel (カインとアベル)

- There's nothing at which I could win against my brother. - But there must be something.

I as well as the vice president, my son Takada Ryuichi,

are pleased to welcome you.

Yu. Stop embarrassing me and Ryuichi.

Won't you fight till the end? Myself, I will definitely not give up.

Yahagi-san said she would definitely not give up.

Try do do your best, Ototo-kun!

Work is hard, isn't it?

However, work is an interesting thing too, right?

Have you fallen asleep? Like a child?

There are some things that can't be helped.

What is right for one person

may be unfair for someone else.

This is the girl I'm dating, Yahagi Azusa-san.

Pleased to meet you. My name is Yahagi Azusa.

Oh! Yu, come here!

This is the girl Ryuichi is dating, Yahagi Azusa-san.

- Sorry, Yu. It must be surprising. - Well...

I thought I should first properly introduce her to dad

before I tell you.

I've heard Yu mentioning her too.

Aren't you working together with Azusa-san?

- Yes. - Well then, please.

Thank you very much.

Well, you should have told me!

I think the both of you make an excellent couple.

As the younger brother I shouldn't say such things,

but my brother is a good man.

I can recommend him very much.

It's 8 years away already,

but you could say he warmly watched over his stupid little brother.

I have always been in his care.

My wife passed away early

and so Ryuichi had to take care of Yu too.

He was good at learning and nice.

My brother has always been perfect.

Somehow I could never win against him.

- That's not true. - No, no, no.

I mean, wasn't it like that time?

When we went to the villa in Hayama,

dad lost his beloved fountain pen and Aniki and I

competed who would find it first.

And... in the end it was you who found it, right?

As expected, I thought.

Even though I said we should give up and go home,

you kept searching patiently.

Ryuichi has always been like this.

He sticks to a task till it's finished.

Different from someone else, right?

You mean me? That's a joke!

By the way,

do the both of you have plans for the future?

Yes.

Before long, we want to get married.

That's...

Congratulations.

- Thank you very much. - Thank you very much.

I see... I see!

I see!

It's good that the Bangkok case is successfully resolved, isn't it?

As expected from you, Vice President.

Absolutely not. I'm very grateful for your support.

Somehow we managed to find a solution.

Don't you think the vice president's posture has become more upright?

It seems he introduced his girlfriend to the president.

I guess he'll quickly be the next president.

Kamiya-sensei's layout for the outlet mall has been put in concrete terms.

At last, we can select a general contractor and begin with the construction.

Yes!

Our criteria for selecting the general contractor are proven results, high technical ability,

- and the reliability of the company itself. - Yes!

We will contact the companies who meet these conditions

- and hold a competitive bidding. - Competitive bidding?

It's like a competition. We ask each of these companies

to submit their quotation for the construction.

Then we score the price and the technical design,

and the general contractor with the highest score wins the bidding.

Sounds terrible. Shouldn't we simply engage a company to which we have a connection?

As always,

Takada-kun has no idea, so let's learn.

We want to get what meets our conditions as cheap as possible,

whereas the other side wants to get the highest possible price.

Balancing these contrary interests is the merit of this procedure.

- I see. - Well then,

- get ready and move! - Yes!

- Welcome home. - I'm back.

Well, that was a surprise yesterday. Really.

But I think Azusa is good. She knows her job,

- she's persistent, and she's bright. - That's true.

And now she'll belong to my family... I can't believe it.

Oh, Ryuichi has returned too.

I have someting to tell the both of you.

Yes.

Ryuichi, until the next shareholder meeting,

will the Bangkok urban development project be in a presentable state?

Yes. I'm working with this end in mind.

If this becomes a success,

I'll propose on the shareholder meeting to make you the next president of Takada.

Thank you very much.

That's great. You did it, Aniki.

Of course, I will still stay involved in the management.

Keeping the company stable and making a smooth transition to the next generation

will help the development of Takada.

Yes.

But I'm sure that Aniki

will become a president just as good as you, Dad.

Now that you will become president, you should marry Azusa quickly, right?

For having to come all the way here to greet us

we're very sorry.

No, no, no, no, I should be the one to apologize.

I happened to be in Tokyo and so I asked you to meet me.

Thank you very much. Hyodo-sama, we have heard a lot

about you from the people near Shirakawa-ko.

You are a key man in the local political and business world.

No, I'm not that important.

But you see, developing this area

is a very pleasant thing.

I wish to cooperate with you as good as I can.

Thank you very much.

Our company

would like to contribute to local development by all means.

We think when the outlets are completed,

they will preferentially hire local people

and so the surrounding area will profit.

I would welcome this very much!

- Can I make a suggestion? - Yes.

Since we spoke about local preference,

we have several construction companies in our area.

Couldn't you allow them to make an offer too?

- Huh? - No, no, no, no.

Of course, you will make a fair judgement whether their bid was successful.

I just want you to give the local companies a chance.

Well, how should I say...

- It would be a bit difficult. - Why?

This is a large-scale project and...

Right, Yahagi-kun?

That's why it puts very high requirements on technical abilities and cost control.

And the entries are already closed, you see.

Takada-kun! Please do something about that.

Azusa-san!

- Dan-kun! - Yes.

My reputation is at stake!

Yes, but... how should I say,

in this case, it would be difficult. We're very sorry.

Is that so? I understand!

I'm sorry for taking your time. Will you allow me to contact you again?

Is that alright?

We can't listen to those requests every time.

Those local construction companies are probably small

and their technical abilities low. Could we leave such a site to them?

Well, that's certainly true.

Then, why did you meet Hyodo-san at all?

He came for a courtesy visit so I couldn't send him away.

And also, if you become acquainted with influential local people,

you can consult them in case anything goes wrong.

Oh, I see.

At 16 o'clock,

the inaugural ceremony for Nishiwa Trust's managing director.

After that, we'll head to the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport.

- Alright. - And,

- there was a message from Bangkok. - From Bangkok?

They sent a mail and asked you to contact them urgently.

Urgently... Alright.

This is Takada Bangkok Office.

Vice President Takada speaking. What the hell does that mean?

I'm very sorry. When we noticed it,

the debt had already exploded.

The loan of 5 billion yen won't be sufficient.

What is the opinion of the local counselers?

We have no choice but to provide the funds.

Are you saying we have to provide 10 billion yen?

There is no other way.

If in this stadium the local general contractor collapses,

the whole development project is thrown back to the starting point.

I know that!

Choosing the general contractor is not so easy too.

It's a damned lot of work.

What? Did you notice that only now?

I noticed it.

Here, grilled mackerel pike. It's on the house.

Thank you very much.

- Here please. - Thanks.

But, until now I've never realized

that our business with buildings and resorts

is really hard work.

Well, some kind of trouble can happen anytime, right?

My father and my brother

surely had to weather various crises.

When I think about it, my brother is really great.

In all these years, he set his own objectives

and continuously delivered results.

Seen in this light, I'm miserable, aren't I?

Yu-kun, you have your own good points, haven't you?

You think so?

When you've married my brother, how shall I call you?

- Oneesan (older sister)? Aneki (sister)? - Oneesan, I guess.

Really? Oneesan...

Oneesan... Neesan... Aneki...

Azusa-neesan...

- You will marry Ryuichi-san? - Yes.